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Black Works Studio The Five Temples Shaolin Habano is a 5 3/4 x 46 belicoso from the 2025 Five Temples collection, listed with a habano and Ecuador maduro wrapper over a Honduran habano binder and Nicaraguan filler. Nicaragua’s Fábrica Oveja Negra makes it for Black Works Studio, and we sell it as singles.
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Description
Black Works Studio The Five Temples Shaolin Habano is a 5 3/4 x 46 belicoso whose listed wrapper pairs a habano leaf with Ecuadorian maduro, finished over a Honduran habano binder and Nicaraguan filler. Black Works Studio had it rolled at Fábrica Oveja Negra in Estelí, Nicaragua, as one of two Shaolin blends in its 2025 Five Temples – Seven Star Fist of Shaolin collection.
What It Tastes Like
We have not found a published critic review of this Shaolin, so we are not listing flavor notes nobody has put on the record. halfwheel reviewed the three Killer Bee pyramids from the same box, but neither Shaolin belicoso.
Who It’s For
- Belicoso smokers who like a slimmer 46 ring with a tapered head.
- Collectors of the Five Temples box who want to try the habano take on the Shaolin by itself.
- Side-by-side tasters planning to smoke it against the candela twin.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Made at Fábrica Oveja Negra, where James Brown is a partner, per Cigar Inspector
- Lets you buy one Shaolin Habano without the whole mixed box
Cons
- No independent tasting review or score yet
- Published specs do not say how its two leaves are rolled together
About the Five Temples
In Oveja Negra’s announcement, Brown said he built the collection around the mood of classic martial-arts cinema. The box mixes five different 5 x 54 Killer Bee and Hornet pyramids with two Shaolin belicosos, which Brown presented as fresh takes on the Shaolin; Cigar Coop reported the original Killer Bee Shaolin shipping in August 2022 at 5 1/2 x 46.
Compare Similar Cigars
- Black Works Studio The Five Temples Shaolin Candela: the twin belicoso, listed by halfwheel with candela and Ecuador maduro leaves.
- Black Works Studio The Five Temples Killer Bee Maduro: a stouter 5 x 54 pyramid that halfwheel lists under Connecticut broadleaf and Ecuadorian leaf.
- Black Works Studio The Five Temples Hornet Pennsylvania Broadleaf: the Hornet pyramid from this box, listed by halfwheel with a PA broadleaf wrapper.
Black Works Studio The Five Temples Shaolin Habano FAQ
How strong is the Black Works Studio The Five Temples Shaolin Habano?
We have not found a critic review that grades its strength. We list it as medium-full, matching the box spec on retailer CigarsDirect, although that retailer’s strength filter tag says full.
What size is the Shaolin Habano?
halfwheel, Cigar Journal and the Oveja Negra press release all list it as a 5 3/4 x 46 belicoso.
How is it different from the Shaolin Candela?
The named leaf changes from candela to habano; halfwheel lists both with Ecuador maduro at the same 5 3/4 x 46 size.
Is the Shaolin Habano a barber pole?
The 2025 announcements name its two leaves without saying how they are arranged. Cigar Coop described the 2022 Killer Bee Shaolin as a three-wrapper barber pole.
Find Killer Bee, Boondock and Culture Vulture next to this belicoso on our Black Works Studio cigars page.
Additional information
| Packaging Type | Single |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Strength | Medium-Full |
| Wrapper | Ecuadorian Habano, Ecuadorian Maduro |
| Binder | Honduran Habano |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Length | 5 3/4" |
| Gauge | 46 |
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